text_original: Now ask them to take out their watches and look at them. Most of them will discover to their stupefaction that the figure VI or lA which they saw so clearly at the foot of the imaginary watch floating before their mind's eye has no existence at all on the dial of the real watch, where its place is taken by the small seconds hand dial I Here, then, we have a great number of inaccurate deposi  tions; and yet, how often in the course of a day do most people look at their watches!
text_transcription: NOW ASK THEM TO TAKE OUT THEIR WATCHES AND LOOK AT THEM MOST OF THEM WILL DISCOVER TO THEIR STUPEFACTION THAT THE FIGURE V I OR I INVERTED V WHICH THEY SAW SO CLEARLY AT THE FOOT OF THE IMAGINARY WATCH FLOATING BEFORE THEIR MIND'S EYE HAS NO EXISTENCE AT ALL ON THE DIAL OF THE REAL WATCH WHERE ITS PLACE IS TAKEN BY THE SMALL SECOND SAND DIAL HERE THEN WE HAVE A GREAT NUMBER OF INACCURATE DEPOSITIONS AND YET HOW OFTEN IN THE COURSE OF A DAY DO MOST PEOPLE LOOK AT THEIR WATCHES
phonemes: nˈaʊ ˈæsk ðˌɛm tə tˈeɪk ˈaʊt ðɛɹ wˈɑːtʃᵻz ænd lˈʊk æt ðˌɛm. mˈoʊst əv ðˌɛm wɪl dɪskˈʌvɚ tə ðɛɹ stˌuːpɪfˈækʃən ðætðə fˈɪɡjɚ vˌiːˈaɪ ɔːɹ ˈɛl ɐ wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ sˈɔː sˌoʊ klˈɪɹli æt ðə fˈʊt ʌvðɪ ɪmˈædʒɪnˌɛɹi wˈɑːtʃ flˈoʊɾɪŋ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðɛɹ mˈaɪndz ˈaɪ hɐz nˈoʊ ɛɡzˈɪstəns æɾ ˈɔːl ɔnðə dˈaɪəl ʌvðə ɹˈiːəl wˈɑːtʃ, wˌɛɹ ɪts plˈeɪs ɪz tˈeɪkən baɪ ðə smˈɔːl sˈɛkəndz hˈænd dˈaɪəl aɪ hˈɪɹ, ðˈɛn, wiː hæv ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ɪnˈækjʊɹət dᵻpˈoʊsi tɪˈɑːnz; ænd jˈɛt, hˌaʊ ˈɔfən ɪnðə kˈɔːɹs əvə dˈeɪ dˈuː mˈoʊst pˈiːpəl lˈʊk æt ðɛɹ wˈɑːtʃᵻz!